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VEG RECIPES Appetizers Baking Basics Dals Beans Soups Curry Masoor chi Usal Moogacha Birda/Moong Bean Curry Simply Tasty Mirchi Dal Desserts Dry Veg Gravy Veg Parathas Raita Salad Chutney Rice Noodles Pasta Snacks Curry Masoor chi Usal Flavouful and healthy lentil curry that goes well with roti and is ready in minutes. Ingredients : 1 cup whole masoor soaked and sprouted 1/2 cup chopped onion 4 - 5 kokum/tamarind pulp/ lemon juice 1 tsp jaggery salt as per taste Spices : 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp coriander and cumin powder Tempering : 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 cloves crushed garlic 1/4 tsp Asafoetida 1/4 tsp turmeric powder Directions : 1 Soak 1/2 cup masoor overnight and let it sprout. Alternatively if you are in hurry you can soak masoor for 15 min in water. Sprouting just increases the nutritive value. 2 Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pressure pan . Once oil is hot, add crushed garlic.Let the garlic brown so that it releases it flavour in the oil. 3 Add onion and saute for 5 min on medium. Add red chilli powder and cumin and coriandar powder and saute for a minute. 4 Add soaked masoor and saute for a min. 5 Add 2 cups of water and let masoor cook in the pressure pan for one whistle. 6 Once the pressure goes down add salt, jaggery and kokum and let the dal simmer for 5min on medium heat. 7 Adjust water as per desired consistency.Usal preparations do not have much gravy. Post your comments: Your Name:   Security check: Your Comment: 1500 chars Latest Moogacha Birda/Moong Bean Curry Moogacha birda is a delicious recipe packed with protein...... Veg Recipes Dals Beans Soups  2010-Oct-07 Prasadacha Sheera/Prasadam Satyanarayan Prasad Sheera has a unique taste, if you are cooking it with devotion it always tastes great...... Veg Recipes Desserts  2010-Oct-07 Jhatpat Tandlache Ghavan/Instant Rice Dosa My mom is an expert dosa maker, I learnt this recipe from her however I feel I am yet to get the perfection in texture. ..... Veg Recipes Parathas  2010-Oct-05 Moong Dal Halwa Recipe I love the slight nutty flavor of this halwa that comes from roasting the moong dal paste. ..... Veg Recipes Desserts  2010-Oct-05 Simply Tasty Mirchi Dal There are many variations to dal that is cooked in each Maharashtrian household and this one is my favorite. ..... Veg Recipes Dals Beans Soups  2010-Oct-02 Kobichi Bhaji/Patta Gobi Sabzi/Dry Cabbage Veggie The anti-cancer properties in cabbage makes it a powerful healing agent in combating the much feared disease, cancer...... Veg Recipes Dry Veg  2010-Oct-01 Indian Mutton Chops This recipe of juicy and flavorful mutton chops is shared with me by my sister in law Anjali...... Nonveg Recipes Goat  2010-Sep-30 Wheat Cookies Wheat cookies is a healthy snack for your fussy toddler...... Veg Recipes Baking  2010-Aug-26 Dosa Masala dosa is my favourite South Indian dish and I relish it it whenever we go to a South Indian food joint...... Veg Recipes Parathas  2010-Jul-14 Palak Sukka/Spinach Sukka/Palakachi Sukhi Bhaji If you are looking for a palak recipe apart from aloo palak or palak paneer, which quick yet delicious you are at the right place...... Veg Recipes Dry Veg  2010-Jul-13 Farasbichi Bhaji/Green Beans Dry Veggie The word Farasbi in marathi has it roots in the word French beans, originally it is called "Shravan Ghevda"...... Veg Recipes Dry Veg  2010-Jul-07 Almond Powder/Badamachi Pud The importance of almonds has been mentioned in Ayurveda, there is lot of goodness packed in this small nut. ..... Veg Recipes Basics  2010-Jul-06 Making Paneer At Home Making paneer at home a very simple process and does not take much time...... Veg Recipes Basics  2010-Jul-05 Roasted Cumin Powder Bhuna Jeera Bhuna Jeera, I got to know this interesting tasting spice powder from my friend Poonam and I was amazed to experience Jeera in such a different form and taste...... Veg Recipes Basics  2010-Jul-01 Punjabi Chole Masala Chole masala is famous North Indian dish served with bhatura a deep fried bead made of maida...... Veg Recipes Gravy Veg  2010-Jun-28 Aloo Paratha My all time favourite paratha which I can have any time of the day. ..... Veg Recipes Parathas  2010-Jun-27